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Emma Darcy The ugly duckling becomes a…mistress!

Liz prides herself on being the ultimate assistant: highly efficient, almost invisible to her boss! Which is just as well, since privately she feels very attracted to him. But getting involved with Cole Pierson would break every taboo, not to mention her heart.…

However, when she indulges in a makeover, Liz isn't prepared for Cole's hostile reaction! Little does she know that he's stunned by her transformation—he wants her, but he's worried that he'll lose her. There's only one way to keep her in his employment—by extending her job description to duties in his bed!

Her bombshell revealed, Ari can see only one solution—the innocent Tina is perfect for the role of Good Greek Wife…and it seems marriage into the Zavros family isn't a choice—it's a command!

Emma Darcy A marriage of convenience

Five sisters ...and Richard Seymour has to marry one to gain control of the Durant financial empire.

Made to feel the ugly duckling by her glamorous family, and totally rejected by her father, Leigh Durant is stunned when Richard makes his choice--to marry her! Can he possibly give her the sense of belonging and love she's always craved? His proposition is very tempting. And they do share an intense physical attraction. But is she truly the bride he wants ...or just the easiest path to power?

Emma Darcy To bed…or wed?

When Serena's engagement to a property developer ends, she vows to avoid rich men! As a hairdresser, she wasn't good enough for her fiancé—as she overhears tycoon Nic Moretti comment at a party!

Serena's shocked when her new job brings her into contact with Nic. Determined to teach him a lesson, she's shaken by the passionate relationship that develops. But does this billionaire want a high-society bride?

Daisy knows to keep her head down and to stay invisible amongst the throngs of designer-clad Australian socialites. But ruthless Ethan is intrigued by her and can't resist one passionate embrace!

Daisy is devastated to be fired for a kiss—she needs her job! That's where Ethan comes in. He has a new role in mind: housekeeper by day, bedmate by night….

Emma Darcy Billionaire Jordan Powell is a regular favorite of Sydney's newspaper gossip pages—there's always a new photo of him…with a new woman on his arm!

So, used to women falling at his feet, he finds the challenge of seducing farm girl Ivy Thornton—more comfortable in her overalls than designer outfits—a diverting amusement. His reward: sinful pleasure!

But for Ivy, being the latest in a line of Jordan's disposable conquests isn't a role she's willing to accept….

Emma Darcy If only Lucy's sexy boss, James Hancock, would see her as a desirable woman-not just his sensible secretary! Unbuttoning Lucy's prim suits is indeed on James's mind.... But will he lose the best assistant he's ever had?

Lucy is thrilled when James sweeps her into an intense affair. But when passion leads to pregnancy...dare she risk marriage with him?

Emma Darcy Jake Freedman is biding his time before exacting vengeance on the man who destroyed his family. And if a blind date with Costarella's daughter will keep his bitterest enemy sweet, Jake will don his bespoke Italian suit and mask his cynicism with a killer smile.…

Jake's practiced touch hooks the innocent Laura Costarella into a dangerous affair. But the treacherously tempting Laura is the only conquest Jake's ever desired more than the ruination of the Costarellas.

Up to now, Sam and Tommy have clashed head-on. Suddenly the friction deepens into fiery sexual attraction. But is this just another game for Tommy to win...or will Sam be the woman he marries?

Emma Darcy Billionaire Harry Finn's reputation is legendary; formidable in business, charming to beautiful women. What he wants, he gets, and top of his list is secretary Elizabeth Flippence.

One month working together on the luxurious Finn Island resort is more than enough time for Harry to sweep this uptight office beauty from behind her desk and into his bed, on the beach and wherever else he decides!

Elizabeth isn't content to be just another conquest. But there's an unknown side to her incorrigible playboy boss that's even more dangerous than his devastating smile….

Emma Darcy He wants her back—on his terms…

When hotshot financier Carver Dane attends a masked ball, he isn't expecting a fiery encounter with a woman who ignites the same compelling desire he once knew with Katie Beaumont…

Katie is stunned by her response to a sexy stranger.The last time she felt such intense longing was ten years ago—in the arms of a man she was forced to give up.When the masks come off, and the past comes alive, Carver is determined to claim Katie. But as his mistress…or more?

And more than a one-night stand…

The second they met, Catherine recognized sexual challenge in Zack's eyes. Their date led to one unforgettable night—with consequences that would change their lives forever…

Emma Darcy A sensual agenda

In the boardroom men quake at Michael Finn's business prowess and in the bedroom women beg for his touch. Nothing eludes the Australian tycoon's grasp, except for free spirit Lucy Flippence, his employee's sister who tests his practiced charm.

Vivacious Lucy is a fish out of water in Michael's corporate world, but once she gives in to the attraction between them, she seems made for his bed. It won't be long before Michael's ticked her off his to-do list, so she'll pretend it's the luxury lifestyle she enjoys and not the feelings he's awakened in her, feelings her crippling secret has forced her to deny….

When Bryce met Sunny, the attraction between them was like a bolt of electricity. Business was forgotten—passion took over...and Sunny was stunned when Bryce proposed marriage the very next morning!

Emma Darcy He was driven by vengeance…

Adopted but now alone, Kristy went in search of her natural family. When Armand Dutournier burst into her life, accusing her of betrayals she had not committed, Kristy could only wonder—did she have a perfect double? Could she possibly have a twin?

Armand was her only lead to the family she yearned for, but his passionate drive for vengeance—and the powerful attraction between them—made accepting his proposition of a temporary intimacy highly dangerous!

Emma Darcy The moment Nick Armstrong saw Barbie Lamb, he had to have her. She was the sexiest woman he'd ever met! Completely forgotten was the teenage Barbie whose youthful crush he'd rejected years ago....

For Barbie, the sweetest revenge was to make Nick want her—then cut him dead! Only, he didn't seem to remember her, and his desire sparked the realization of how deeply she still wanted him. Their passion was all-consuming—but what would happen when they finally confronted the truth about their past?

Emma Darcy The secret virgin…

Rosalie James appears to have it all: looks, wealth and a successful modeling career. But no one knows the secrets of her past.

And the passionate playboy…

Adam Cazell lives life in the fast lane, too. And he's infuriated by Rosalie. Why is she so private and wary? Adam decides to invite Rosalie to stay with him at his exclusive Caribbean villa, where the sensual days and steamy nights will surely lead her to surrender…

Emma Darcy They acted on impulse!

Falling in love again Lauren hadn't wanted or expected to. Yet when Michael Timberlane smiled at her across a crowded room, all her good resolutions went out of the window.

Michael had also vowed never to fall in love again. And the last woman he wanted to share a life with was Lauren. He had every reason to despise her and when she learned that he was out to break her heart, she resolved never to see him again.

Too late! For their one-night stand had consequences that would keep them together forever .

Praise for Emma Darcy's The Fatherhood Affair"Emma Darcy pulls no punches with this emotionally stirring tale that readers will want to savor."Romantic Times

Emma Darcy NANNY WANTED

To my heir, Beau Prescott, I leave my Sydney estate and place into his good care my dedicated staff: housekeeper, gardener and nanny.

Nanny? Beau Prescott was highly suspicious of this interloper in the family home. A fit man until his sudden death, what did his grandfather need with a nanny? Maybe he'd taken her in out of pity—Margaret Stowe did sound as if she'd be the starchy, spinster sort.

But the vision that greeted him on his arrival home called out to every male hormone Beau had. Margaret Stowe was a stunningly beautiful young woman. Just what situation had he inherited?

Emma Darcy Nathan King, powerful head of his legendary family's cattle empire, has everything-except a woman to share his life. Miranda Wade has nothing -- except a past she is determined to leave behind, and the hope that her new job at King's Eden will give her a fresh start.

Their two lives collide! Nathan wants her, but doubts she will cope with outback life. Miranda wants him, but believes her past will deny her any chance at a future with a King. The tension -- the need -- between them is overwhelming, regardless of where it might lead.

Emma Darcy Ric Donato wanted Lara Seymour. But Ric was a bad boy. Six months' punishment on an Outback ranch forced him to grow up. Now he's a Sydney tycoon…. Ric's ready to claim Lara. But despite his success and wealth, she seems just as unattainable as ever. How can he persuade her? By doing what a bad boy would do—kidnap her and make her his bride!

Emma Darcy The seven-year itch!

On the outside Gina Tyson seemed to have the perfect marriage  but inside she ached with frustration at the distance Reid had placed between them.

So Gina decided to challenge her husbandand was shocked by what she heard. She had to do something to show him just how much she really desired himhad always desired him. But she'd have to act fast if she didn't want to lose him to another woman!

Emma Darcy Married to the boss?

For two years Amy Taylor had managed to keep her sexy boss at arm's length. But one emotionally charged morning in the office had irrevocably changed all that. Seeing Jake Carter, determined bachelor, with his sister's baby tucked comfortably into the crook of his arm, Amy's barriers had suddenly come tumbling down.

So what if matters did get brieflyand wildlyout of hand between them? It was business as usual now. Until Amy realized that marriage could now be on the agenda as her boss was about to become the father of her child!

Emma Darcy Who was seducing whom?

With her family's future happiness in Tareq al-Khaima's all-controlling hands, Sarah Hillyard was persuaded to become the sheikh's traveling companion for a year. She remembered his gentleness toward her as a young girl, but now she suspected Tareq's scheme was a calculated means of getting closer to the beautiful woman she had becomewith no promise of commitment on his part.

Tareq claimed to have lost the capacity to love and he was so totally self-contained, so frustratingly untouchable that Sarah surprised herself by wanting to find out how he would react if she turned the tablesand set about seducing him!

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Emma Darcy A question of marriage—

"Get this, Teri, and get it good! You are going to marry me. It takes two people to do right by their child. And we are going to do it together!"

Leo didn't stop there. He kissed Teri with all the sizzling heat that had fired their affair. But she couldn't forget that Leo had never considered marrying her before she got pregnant—and at no time had he mentioned love. Would the tie of their child be enough? What price…this marriage?

She's sexy, successful…and PREGNANT!

Emma Darcy Mitch Tyler is a hard-hitting hotshot Sydney lawyer—who's put his troubled boyhood in the Outback behind him. However, all Mitch's old instincts come simmering to the surface when he realizes that Kathryn Ledger is in need of his protection. Keeping Kathryn close by his side is driving Mitch crazy. There's an incredible sexual magnetism between them—but she's engaged to another man. There's only one thing this former Outback bad boy can do…take over Kathryn's wedding!

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Cristabel Valdez yearns to say yes to her boss's dinner invitations and the sensual promise behind them. An intimate involvement with him is dangerous, but can she risk just one night to remember?

Jared King will use everything he has to hold her, keep her. And like his legendary family, who have flourished in this part of the Australian outback, he will not be defeated by anything. For him one night is not enough…

Previously published in 2000.

Emiko Inoue & Emma Darcy Charlotte Ramsey has a nice life laid out for her. She's getting married in a few weeks, but a certain excitement is missing from her life. Her goal is to have a comfortable life with children and a nice husband, but comfort alone can’t spark the flames of romance deep in her heart. Damien Wynter, after a chance encounter on a boat, may be the raging inferno of passion that'll ignite those flames…but should she play with fire? She may just get burned.

Yoko Hazuki & Emma Darcy Red roses are a symbol of love—and Matt figures he shouldn’t be allowed near them ever again. But as the young billionaire accompanies his mother to a health farm, he finds he can't take his eyes off of the female guest who looks so very out of place in the dull countryside. Her plain-Jane clothes seem chosen specifically to hide her dazzling beauty…and her defiant, no-nonsense attitude. She's the exact opposite of the women who usually flock to him for his money, and he falls for her hardand fast. But behind her distrust of men, there are deep emotional wounds that won’t be easily healed.

Emma Darcy A daughter she doesn't know and the lover who doesn't know her!

As a pregnant teenager, Meredith Palmer had been devastated to discover from Nick Hamilton's sister that he'd had an accident and had no memory of their golden summer romance. Bereft, Meredith had brokenly accepted Denise's offer to adopt Kimberly. But now, twelve years later, Denise is dead and Nick has become the girl's guardian.

Kimberly's eagerness to meet her real mother has brought Nick to Meredith's doorstep this Christmas. He can't remember having seen this intensely alluring woman before, but there is something about her… some tantalizing glimmer of a dream, a memory… that he must pursue.

Emma Darcy Making babies .

His free-wheeling bachelor days behind him, Matt Davis is ready for family and fatherhood. And Peta Kelly seems to be the answer to his prayers. Not only is she provocative and outrageously sexy, she is also prepared to commit to marriage with the next decent man she meets. Making babies with Peta would be pure pleasure. But first Matt has to convince her that he wants more from their relationship than just her delectable body .

Emma Darcy THIS TIME, FOREVER

He had returned to save her

Once a handsome prince rescued a beautiful princess . Well, that was what Rowena Goodman's children believed. And they soon decided that Keir Delahunty was the prince sent to rescue their mother. But Rowena had trouble believing that Keir, who had left her waiting for him all those years ago, and who could have any woman his heart desired, wanted her.

Keir insisted he loved Rowena and the children, and that they were essential to his future happiness. To prove his good intentions he set out to slay all Rowena's dragons. That left Rowena with no excuses and one secret to share with Keir and it concerned her oldest child.

Emma Darcy Who was she?

She stood out from the crowd, and Jim Neilson, his sexual curiosity piqued, was drawn to her side. The air sizzled between them.

Who was he?

Did Jim still carry traces of the young Jamie she had known and loved as they had grown up together in the valley? Beth Delaney sensed a man who had distanced himself from all emotion. She craved more than a physical union with this seductive man even though he had obviously forgotten their childhood bond.

If she could reach the vulnerable boy inside, might the Jamie she remembered reappear? Or was one night in Jim's arms all she could hope for?

Emma Darcy, with more than 60 million books in print, is one of the world's favorite romance authors.

Emma Darcy A Kiss is Just a Kiss…

When the sexy stranger informed Sasha that he was in need of a wife, she was tempted to tell him she was available. Something about him told her he was husband material. And then she discovered that her stranger—one Nathan Parnell—only wanted to marry in an effort to secure custody of his three-year-old son.

Sasha desperately needed a home, but despite a disastrous union that had blessed her with a beautiful daughter, she also wanted to marry for love. And she wanted to share more than a marriage of convenience with Nathan. But if she wasn't willing to take him on his terms, she suspected he'd quickly find someone who would!

Emma Darcy Scandals!

Have you heard the latest? Don't tell anyone, but

It had to be a cover up!

Daniel Wolfe listened as Annabel Parker told her version of the night's events when a prominent politician had been found dead in her motel room. A journalist, hot on Daniel's half brother's corrupt heels, Annabel claimed nothing of a physical nature had occurred between them, but Daniel knew it was all lies. His womanizing brother would never have agreed to meet in a motel roomunless sex was involved.

Daniel was prepared to be ruthless in his pursuit of the truth, but it was all too tempting to let her try her seduction routine on him .

Emma Darcy Jack was thrown into deep despair when Nina, the love of his life, suddenly left him eight months ago. The next time he sees her, it is in a maternity hospital! Unable to give up on Nina, Jack is determined to chase after her, even if she comes with a child. However, Nina is unable to trust him and strongly rejects him, knowing his brash temperament and that he hates children. In order to prove his love to an obstinate Nina, Jack begins raising his baby daughter...to prove to her that he loves them both!

Emma Darcy Last stop marriage first stop passion!

Jayne thinks she wants stability more than she wants Dan's love. Dan knows that traveling the world from A to Z is more important than stability.

Result: their marriage is over or is it? When Jayne meets Dan again after they've been apart for a while, he seems to have changed his tune. For a man who hates domesticity, what is he doing with an adorable baby in tow? But, if Dan is finally ready to settle down, Jayne wants to be sure she's the last stop on his itinerary!

"Emma Darcy pulls no punches with this emotionally stirring tale that readers will want to savor."Romantic Times

Yuko Ichiju & Emma Darcy After Jack Maguire’s stepmother turns him away from his father’s estate, he vows to seek revenge. He turns the tables by making it on his own and becoming a billionaire. After his father’s death, Jack inherits everything, leaving his stepfamily with nothing. Still, Jack isn’t satisfied with his revenge so he offers his stepsister Sally, the only one among them who’s showed him any kindness, a chance to keep some of the property by becoming his mistress. As they spend more time together, Jack realizes that he is falling for Sally. Will he be able to follow through with his revenge and throw Sally aside when he’s done with her?.